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29. svi 2015.

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the
woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a
treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers
that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal
faeries who once ruled their world.As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin
transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie
and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae.
But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find
a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin,
this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put
down!

If I am to speak about the most anticipated books of this year for me, this one would be really high on my list. My love for Throne of Glass is really strong and everything new from Sarah will always go instantly to my wishlist. While I cannot say that this is now my favorite Sarah's series, still it has potential to become so.

Once again I was in another world, which amazed me. This time we went to another fairy world, where as usual things were complicated. It's a really rich world in detail and once again it managed to combine what we knew of our world with something new and magical. Besides its world, this book also introduced some interesting creatures and powers I knew nothing about. As always, I was willing to learn more. With that there was romance that turned me into my teen self, giggling and swooning page after page. Good guys in disguise will be end of me.

While the setting amazed me and it's something I cannot wait to return to I cannot say the same for the characters. Well, at least not for Feyre. She just didn't have that vibe around her that I wanted to love. It annoyed me that she became perfect in anything she did. It did work for Caleana after her years of practice and most of the needs provided. But Feyre not that much. Luckily, as the story progressed she started to fail and got easier to grasp in a way.

Lastly, let's hope that by adding Rhys to the pot this is not going where I think it's going. Please sequel, prove me wrong.

27. svi 2015.

You know the story. This is a meme created by Breaking the Spine and every week we pick books we're waiting for. Here are our picks for this week.

Glass' pick

You can follow the rules or you can follow your heart…

THE MOMENT OF LETTING GO

Sienna Murphy never does anything without a plan. And so far her plans have
been working. Right after college, she got a prestigious job and gained the
stability she’d always craved—until work takes her to the sun-drenched shores
of Oahu and places her in the path of sexy surfer Luke Everett. For the first
time, she lets her heart take control. Drawn to his carefree charm, she makes a
spontaneous and very un-Sienna-like decision to drop everything and stay in
Hawaii for two more weeks.

Luke lives fast and wild. When he meets Sienna, he’s convinced that some
no-strings-attached fun is just what she needs. As their nights quickly turn
from playful to passionate, Luke can’t deny the deep connection he feels. But
there’s a reason Luke doesn’t do long-term. He can’t promise Sienna forever,
when the enormity of his past has shown him just how fragile the future can be.

Expected publication: August 11th, 2015

Tanja's pick

War is here.

Full-scale war has erupted between the Crusaders and demons
and even Chi has to admit isn’t going well. Like any sensible rat, Meda’s eager
to abandon the sinking ship but, unfortunately, her friends aren't nearly as
pragmatic. Instead, Meda’s forced to try to keep them all alive until the dust
settles.

As the Crusaders take more and more drastic measures, the
tables turn and Meda suddenly finds herself in the role of voice of sanity. No
one is more horrified than she is. When old enemies reappear as new allies and
old friends become new enemies Meda has to decide—again—whose side she’s really
on.

25. svi 2015.

Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of
ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small,
stops him.Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until
graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the
wake of her sister’s recent death.When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at
school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to
discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more
important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird,
funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with
Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But
as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.This is an intense, gripping novel perfect for fans of Jay
Asher, Rainbow Rowell, John Green, Gayle Forman, and Jenny Downham from a
talented new voice in YA, Jennifer Niven.

In all honesty I could write a book about this book. There is so much to say and do to make you read it. But I won't. Not because I'm selfish like that, but because I want you to discover it on your own. This is one of those books you don't need to read anything about, just pick it up and you won't be able to stop. I guarantee you!

In the meantime I want to tease you a bit, so here is my favorite quote from the book:

What if life could be this way? Only the happy parts, none
of the terrible, not even the mildly unpleasant. What if we could just cut out
the bad and keep the good? This is what I want to do with Violet - give her
only the good, keep away the bad, so that good is all we ever have around us.

If you want to know more about this book head over to Goodreads and you'll find plenty, but if you want to feel magic of it then pick up the book! That's where it's hidden. In beautify writing and sweet words of Theodore and Violet! Two people you'll start carrying for after this book.

And while you at it, just remember to look around. We all carry our burdens but some might need help with theirs. So pick them up. Remember

23. svi 2015.

Hiya! Well usually people do recaps for some special numbers, like 50 or 100, but me - I like number 24 so why not make it a recap post. Unusual I know, but I do what I want.

Anyhow this is where I'll list all our bookish problems till now, just to remind you of some topics that we covered. Of course we also plan much more, and maybe celebrate properly some magical number. We shall see. Till them here is what you maybe missed:

This is also a chance to thank you all for being part of this meme with your comments! You're what makes this all work. We love reading your comments and wonderful suggestions and ideas! Keep them coming!

That's it for now, but expect more posts in future. As matter of fact some are already ready and scheduled. Stay tuned!

22. svi 2015.

Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At
thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the
charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red
lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and
Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in
different and dramatic ways . . . until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful
boy, as well as someone else—an even more unpredictable new force in her life.
The early years are Noah's story to tell. The later years are Jude's. What the
twins don't realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they
could just find their way back to one another, they’d have a chance to remake
their world.This radiant novel from the acclaimed, award-winning author
of The Sky Is Everywhere will leave you breathless and teary
and laughing—often all at once.

For me, personally the second book you write might me the hardest one. In case of Jandy Nelson we can say that The Sky Is Everywhere left pretty big shoes to be filled. It could be tricky, but now after reading I'll Give You the Sun I believe that there are no shoes big enough that Jandy cannot fill.

There are books that you simply cannot just read without stopping every now and then to bookmark or highlight something. I'll Give You the Sun is one of those books. It's beautifully written where you just stop and think and cannot believe that someone created that metaphor. It's sublime.

But this book is also much more than lovely quotes and beautiful writing. This is a story about life, coming of age and finding oneself in this cruel world of ours. It's a story about Noah, who has a dream and enough innocence that you just believe that if you were his age you'd be his friend for sure. It's about Jude, who tells you things differently and opens new doors and new truths for you to see.

It shifts from past or Noah's to present or Jude's POV. Each twin gets to tell the story and give you details that the other couldn't do. It's not only about them, it's also about art and what it means to the world. We might underestimate art all the time, but it's what makes this world around it. By making art you in a way remake the world. It's your super power. Beware of labels that might be put on this book, as they might and probably are misleading. This is book for everyone to read, as this is story about humanity and life.

This story also has emotions and feelings that Jandy brings with her. It's something that will probably be part of all her books, which I cannot wait to read.

If you still aren't sure about this book, here is little something to push you towards it:

Meeting your soul mate is like walking into a house you've
been in before - you will recognize the furniture, the pictures on the wall,the
books on the shelves, the contents of drawers: You could find your way around
in the dark if you had to.

20. svi 2015.

You know the story. This is a meme created by Breaking the Spine and every week we pick books we're waiting for. Here are our picks for this week.

Glass' pick

Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a
presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses.
Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of
history instantly—but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden.

Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the
majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family, who
are involved in the thriving black market. Jess has been sent to be his
family’s spy, but his loyalties are tested in the final months of his training
to enter the Library’s service.

When he inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device
that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library
believe that knowledge is more valuable than any human life—and soon both
heretics and books will burn.…

Expected publication: July 7th, 2015

Tanja's pick

Welcome to a new YA series that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. Each book asks the question: What if one key moment from a familiar Disney film was changed? This dark and daring version of Aladdin twists the original story with the question: What if Jafar was the first one to summon the Genie? When Jafar steals the Genie’s lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Agrabah lives in fear, waiting for his third and final wish.To stop the power-mad ruler, Aladdin and the deposed Princess Jasmine must unite the people of Agrabah in rebellion. But soon their fight for freedom threatens to tear the kingdom apart in a costly civil war.What happens next? A Street Rat becomes a leader. A princess becomes a revolutionary. And readers will never look at the story of Aladdin in the same way again.

19. svi 2015.

For Princess Alyrra, choice is a luxury she's never had ...
until she's betrayed.Princess Alyrra has never enjoyed the security or power of
her rank. Between her family's cruelty and the court's contempt, she has spent
her life in the shadows. Forced to marry a powerful foreign prince, Alyrra
embarks on a journey to meet her betrothed with little hope for a better future.But powerful men have powerful enemies--and now, so does
Alyrra. Betrayed during a magical attack, her identity is switched with another
woman's, giving Alyrra the first choice she's ever had: to start a new life for
herself or fight for a prince she's never met. But Alyrra soon finds that
Prince Kestrin is not at all what she expected. While walking away will cost
Kestrin his life, returning to the court may cost Alyrra her own. As Alyrra is
coming to realize, sometime the hardest choice means learning to trust herself.

I have had a deja vu moment when I recently saw this one on NetGalley. This book was quite popular some time ago, but I have forgotten about it till recently. I rarely ever miss second chances so I decided to give this one a try. I'm still no sure if it was a right move or not.

Anyhow, let's start with this story. Set in a world of kingdoms and courts I knew that I'd be intrigued by it (I was born at the wrong time after all). Alyrra, our main character here is the princess of a small kingdom in the realm. But her life isn't always as royal as it might seem. Up until one day they get a visit from a mighty king from one of the strongest kingdoms. He is looking for a bride for his son, and he found one in Alyrra. Only, it's not as easy. Their journey and after all union is far from easily achieved.

While the whole setting and idea of this story was really appealing to me, I sadly cannot say the same for the characters. Alyrra was a really interesting girl and all, but there is nothing that will make me remember her in the future. I couldn't connect with her, even though I understood her actions and behavior. Another thing is that this story was full of fairytale moments, or deus ex machina if you wish. Things happened out of a sudden, without prior building to them.

Despite that, I have to admit that it was a pleasant read, with some interesting twist and turn and probably something that younger readers will enjoy much more.

Rating: 3 stars.

Until the next time,

*NOTE: Copy of this book was kindly provided via NetGalley. Thank you! All opinions are personal.

18. svi 2015.

Welcome to #CoverLust - where we talk about all those books we picked up because of the beautiful covers.

I fell in love with this cover as soon as I saw it, but unfortunately, what was between the covers wasn't nearly as good. Overly melodramatic and cliche, characters who make so many stupid choices, annoying female character and writing style... None of those worked out for me. I thought that I'd never read anything written by J.A. Redmerski, but I was wrong. I loved Killing Sarai novels - they are completely different from her other books.

17. svi 2015.

Hello all. Well, as some of you know Sundays are always reserved for Sunday Post which is a meme created by lovely Kim @Caffeinated Book Reviews!

Morning all! How are you today? Hopefully you're enjoying some sunny days. Glass and I aren't that happy as we've got plenty of rain this weekend. Still it meant more time for reading, it's not like we want to do anything else on rainy days. However, midterms are coming closer and for Tanja that means studying while Glass has to prepare test. It's hard to say how is having harder task. But we shall manage.

16. svi 2015.

Looking trough my shelves on Goodreads, I stumbled upon few great young adult books that I had read and absolutely loved. That is why today I'm sharing some of my favorites with you. If you haven't read them already, you should definitely hurry up and find them.

"It’s 1950, and as the
French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old
Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals
as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life
than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a
mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation
that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and
Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street.

Josie is
caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine
underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling
temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test."Frost by Marianna Baer

"Leena Thomas’s senior
year at boarding school starts with a cruel shock: Frost House, the cozy
Victorian dorm where she and her best friends live, has been assigned
an unexpected roommate—eccentric Celeste Lazar.

As classes get
under way, strange happenings begin to bedevil Frost House: frames
falling off walls, doors locking themselves, furniture toppling over.
Celeste blames the housemates, convinced they want to scare her into
leaving. And although Leena strives to be the peacekeeper, soon the
eerie happenings in the dorm, an intense romance between Leena and
Celeste’s brother, David, and the reawakening of childhood fears all
push Leena to take increasingly desperate measures to feel safe. But
does the threat lie with her new roommate, within Leena’s own mind…or in
Frost House itself?"

"Senior year is almost
over, and Jamie Peterson has a big problem. Not college—that’s all set.
Not prom—he’ll find a date somehow. No, it’s the worst problem of all:
he’s fallen for his best friend.

As much as Jamie tries to keep
it under wraps, everyone seems to know where his affections lie, and the
giggling girls in art class are determined to help Jamie get together
with Mason. But Jamie isn’t sure if that’s what he wants—because as much
as Jamie would like to come clean to Mason, what if the truth ruins
everything? What if there are no more road trips, taco dinners, or movie
nights? Does he dare risk a childhood friendship for romance?"

"Amy Goodnight knows
that the world isn't as simple as it seems—she grew up surrounded by
household spells and benevolent ghosts. But she also understands that
"normal" doesn't mix with magic, and she's worked hard to build a wall
between the two worlds. Not only to protect any hope of ever having a
normal life.

Ranch-sitting for her aunt in Texas should be
exactly that. Good old ordinary, uneventful hard work. Only, Amy and her
sister, Phin, aren't alone. There's someone in the house with them—and
it's not the living, breathing, amazingly hot cowboy from the ranch next
door.

It's a ghost, and it's more powerful than the Goodnights
and all their protective spells combined. It wants something from Amy,
and none of her carefully built defenses can hold it back."

"Declan loves death
metal--particularly from Finland. And video games--violent ones. And
internet porn--any kind, really. He goes to school with Neilly Foster
and spends most of his classroom time wondering what it might be like to
know her, to talk to her, maybe even to graze against her sweater in
the hallway. Neilly is an accomplished gymnast, naturally beautiful,
and a constant presence at all the best parties (to which Declan is
never invited). She's the queen of cool, the princess of poker face,
and her rule is uncontested-- or it was until today, when she's dumped
by her boyfriend, betrayed by her former BFF Lulu, and then informed
she's getting a new brother--of the freaky fellow classmate variety.
Declan's dad is marrying Neilly's mom. Soon. Which means they'll be
moving in together."

15. svi 2015.

Welcome to #CoverLust - where we talk about all
those books we picked up because of the beautiful covers.

Even though the cover for the first book in this series took my breath away, I can say that this one didn't do anything less. I just cannot wait to get my hands on this one!

It was kinda of tricky to get to read the first book as I really wanted it to be awesome. Even though at the end A Thousand Pieces of Youwas really good and I highly enjoyed it, I cannot say that it was awesome. So my hopes are with this one as this series truly has potential to do great things. Let's hope we get to see them.

14. svi 2015.

"Mercedes "Mercy"
Thompson is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area
of Washington. She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with
the power to shift into a coyote at will. Mercy's next-door neighbor is a
werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a bus for a
vampire. This is the world of Mercy Thompson, one that looks a lot like
ours but is populated by those things that go bump in the night. And
Mercy's connection to those things is about to get her into some serious
hot water..."

Don't you just love it when great series keep coming your way? And when little something extra comes in a form of two great girls who are buddy reading it with you? After finishing Kate Daniels, I realized that I am not ready to part ways with urban fantasy, so picked up Moon Called and the rest is history.

What I liked?

Mythology. Patricia Briggs gave us this weird, but little bit closer to the roots, mash up of different paranormal creatures. Vampires are not sparkling, alluring creatures who are fighting for their humanity (even if some of them are more likeable than the others). Werewolves are beasts who need every ounce of self-control and rigid pack rules to keep their wilder half at bay. And fae... You know how Karen Marie Moning portrayed them in Fever series? You'll find something like that here. But the best part for me way all bits and pieces of Native American mythology mixed into everything.

Coyote and the walking stick. Speaking about mythology and weird things happening all around, I have to mention my two absolute favorite - Coyote, Native American deity, and the walking stick - not actual living creature, but fae object of power that follows Mercy around.

Pack hierarchy. I felt like it would be the closest thing if something like this would actually exist in real world.

Secondary characters. They are so well developed. Asil, Honey, Warren, Kyle, Samuel, Stefan, Darryl... and of course, Coyote.

What I didn't like that much?

In the first two or three books I couldn't really feel connection between Adam and Mercy. I needed a time to accept them as a power couple of this fictional world, but once I did, I absolutely loved their interactions.

Some of the sequels dragged a little bit, not even mystery managed to make up for it because it was predictable. That is why I am happy that I waited this long to read Mercy Thompson - otherwise I'd probably postpone reading new books after the latest one disappointed me.

13. svi 2015.

You know the story. This is a meme created by Breaking the Spine and every week we pick books we're waiting for. Here are our picks for this week.

Glass' pick

Aubrey Duncan has loved…and lost. Should she follow a
heart that’s betrayed her or a head that tells her to let go?

Maxx Demelo’s addiction almost destroyed him. It ruined his life and, most
importantly, his relationship with the only girl he ever loved.

He has vowed to become the man Aubrey Duncan deserves. Even if he has to tear
himself apart to do it. So he enters rehab, trying to fix the parts of him that
are shattered as he longs to be healthy and whole.

Aubrey lost everything because she chose to listen to her heart. Now she has
sworn to put herself first, to heal in the only way that she can…far away from
Maxx and his demons.

But just as Aubrey is starting over, Maxx is released from rehab and thrust
back into her world, determined to prove how much they still need each other.
And the chaos that had defined them threatens to unleash once again…

But a heart, no matter how broken, is impossible to ignore.

Expected publication: June 2nd, 2015

Tanja's pick

Sixteen-year-old Beckan and her friends are the only fairies
brave enough to stay in Ferrum when war breaks out. Now there is tension
between the immortal fairies, the subterranean gnomes, and the mysterious
tightropers who arrived to liberate the fairies.

But when Beckan's clan is forced to venture into the gnome
underworld to survive, they find themselves tentatively forming unlikely
friendships and making sacrifices they couldn't have imagined. As danger
mounts, Beckan finds herself caught between her loyalty to her friends, her
desire for peace, and a love she never expected.

This stunning, lyrical fantasy is a powerful exploration of
what makes a family, what justifies a war, and what it means to truly love.

12. svi 2015.

"The world has
suffered a magic apocalypse. We pushed the technological progress too far, and
now magic returned with a vengeance. It comes in waves, without warning, and
vanishes as suddenly as it appears. When magic is up, planes drop out of the
sky, cars stall, electricity dies. When magic is down, guns work and spells
fail.

It’s a volatile, screwed-up world. Magic feeds on technology, gnawing down on
skyscrapers until most of them topple and fall, leaving only skeletal husks
behind. Monsters prowl the ruined streets, werebears and werehyenas stalk their
prey; and the Masters of the Dead, necromancers driven by their thirst for
knowledge and wealth, pilot blood-crazed vampires with their minds.

In this world lives Kate Daniels. Kate likes her sword a little too much and
has a hard time controlling her mouth. The magic in her blood makes her a
target, and she spent most of her life hiding in plain sight. But sometimes
even trained killers make friends and fall in love, and when the universe tries
to kick them in the face, they kick back."

I know, yes, Glass did this just a couple of weeks ago and what the hell am I doing now!? True, but really it's been my plan to write this for a very long time, but life does screw your plans, honest. Anyhow Glass might tell you that I'm kinda of territorial when it comes to this series, but that's total nonsense. I mean, me territorial? Nah..

Even though my girl did amazing job with presenting you five things that this series is awesome for. I do agree with every single one, but I really want to focus on one more thing here. It's just my professional deformation if you would.

Alas, let's focus on writing here. Cause, my friends this will blow your mind. It actually makes the linguist in me squeak, dance, jump and do flip jumps all over the place. (Even though I don't know how to do the flip jumps, but let's not be too literal here). In here you'll find idioms that you never imagined would be combined together in a book. I hope that once someone will make a study or research paper on that as it'd be hella of interesting to see. It's also nicely packed in amazing story, so it'll never be overwhelming for you, and you won't feel like reading a dictionary.

Besides that here it's not just writing words on paper, and spaces between them, it's actually emotions which are everywhere. You'll find each word colored with emotion and you'll feel it. Now matter what, Kate will be your awesome guide through this book. Her words will captivate you.

Enjoy while you're there, you'll suffer from massive slump once you have to wait for the next one. Trust me on that one!

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